OMG that thing is totally fake. It's a death trap waiting to happen. It might even explode.I only care about your safety, so I think it's best for you, your family and those in your life that carry you in their hearts that you quickly remove all the components and put that frame and fork into a box. This way it won't accidentally be "built up" by one of your family members, or a roommate, or someone coming by your house to nick your stuff, and they might fall victim to that horrible fake frame. They might even sue you for damages because you left a dangerous weapon just lying around in a box in your house. In America, these things happen. In fact, you better get that box far, far away from you for the sake of safety and your future.

Just send it to me, I'll pay for shipping. I will sacrifice my safety for yours without charge to you. Send me a direct message anytime, I'll Paypal you the money for shipping in exchange for a tracking number.

I'm offering to pay for shipping, no more. Afterall, it's a death trap and I'm taking the risk. We can even sign a contract about transfer of the frame and you not being held liable. We can use International Post (USPS in the US) for shipping.

I just recently read an article in a composites industry journal about the impec. The author talked about how they initially assembled the frame and then painted the nodes but later changed the process to paint the nodes before assembly. Or reverse, I cant remember.

nicrump - thanks for the link which addresses why it looks painted afterwards:Notably, BMC originally painted the shells and tubes before assembly, using 6-axis robots. But today, shells and tubes are assembled first, then hand sprayed. “Our geometries were really too complex for the robot,” says Kaenzig. Until robots demonstrate sufficient agility and suitable quality-assurance measures can be developed, he says, “it is faster for us to paint by hand and have 100 percent assurance of the quality we need.”

It also explains why the flickr link in my first post looks better, as that was a first gen model with the red seat post.

nicrump - thanks for the link which addresses why it looks painted afterwards:Notably, BMC originally painted the shells and tubes before assembly, using 6-axis robots. But today, shells and tubes are assembled first, then hand sprayed. “Our geometries were really too complex for the robot,” says Kaenzig. Until robots demonstrate sufficient agility and suitable quality-assurance measures can be developed, he says, “it is faster for us to paint by hand and have 100 percent assurance of the quality we need.”

It also explains why the flickr link in my first post looks better, as that was a first gen model with the red seat post.

maybe we are talking cross purposes...I meant that the tube doesn't look square in the joint...looks like the red node is pointing too far right to be square with the tube? you know what I mean? As I say it's probably just the photo or trick of the light...

hi... I also have a 2013 BMC impec the frame only weight was 1300gr size 53 racefit without bb, seatpost, fork and headset.As i know you can see the fake frame from the seatpost, the fake frame seatpost was circle.

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